Assisting clients primarily in the areas of administrative law and health care law, representing them before various health related boards with respect to licensure and disciplinary matters, before the Health Services and Development Agency in certificate of need application cases for healthcare facilities and practitioners, the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance in certificate of authority cases and in licensure and disciplinary matters before the various regulatory boards within the Department of Commerce and Insurance. Ms. Nelley also assists clients in the areas of probate and estate administration and planning, conservatorships, guardianships, and trusts.

Attorney/Member

Nelley & Company, PLLC

2007 - 2013

Founding member of law firm with practice focused primarily in the areas of probate and estate administration and planning, conservatorships, guardianships, trusts, legitimation cases, and on administrative law and health care issues, representing clients before various health related boards with respect to licensure and disciplinary matters, the Health Services and Development Agency in certificate of need application cases for healthcare facilities, the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance in certificate of authority cases and in licensure and disciplinary matters before the various regulatory boards within the Department of Commerce and Insurance.

Attorney/Member

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC

2003 - 2007

Litigated cases in federal and state courts with an emphasis on probate of estates, conservatorships, guardianships, trusts, family law, administrative law and health care law issues; Represented clients before various health related boards with respect to licensure and disciplinary matters, the Health Services and Development Agency in certificate of need application cases for healthcare facilities and the Department of Commerce and Insurance in insurance certificate of authority cases. Advised clients in estate planning and business organizational matters.

Assistant General Counsel

Tennessee Department of Health, Office of General Counsel

2000 - 2002

Assistant General Counsel for the Department of Health. Prosecuted malpractice and professional misconduct cases before the Tennessee Boards of Medical Examiners, Osteopathic Examination, and Nursing; served as advisory counsel for the Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and Tennessee Board of Respiratory Care; summarized, critiqued, proposed and drafted new legislation for the Department; drafted rules and regulations for the health related boards and facilities; researched issues relating to peer review records, unusual incident reporting, constitutional rights, licensure and certificates of need, consent to release of medical records, and National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) reporting.

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, TennCare, Office of General Counsel

1999 - 2000

Represented the State of Tennessee in administrative hearings regarding denials of applications, medical services, reimbursements, and nursing home admissions of TennCare applicants and enrollees; Advised the Department on eligibility and MCO/BHO contract compliance issues; Negotiated settlements between the Department and applicants and enrollees.